Open AccessSerum organochlorine pesticide levels in patients with metabolic syndrome
Author(s) -
Laxmikant Ramkumarsingh Tomar,
Manisha Agarwal,
R Avasthi,
Vipin Tyagi,
Muhammad Mustafa,
Basu Dev Banerjee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.119612
Subject(s) - organochlorine pesticide , medicine , metabolic syndrome , pesticide , physiology , toxicology , environmental health , biology , obesity , ecology
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are endocrinal disruptors that tend to accumulate in adipose tissue and have been found to be associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MS).